Sandeep Jajodia, CMD of Indian boxing's long-time sponsors -- the Monnet Group --, is all set to be elected unopposed as the president of the much-anticipated new Federation after he was the sole candidate left in fray on the final day of filing nominations for the September 11 polls.

Sandeep Jajodia, CMD of Indian boxing's long-time sponsors -- the Monnet Group --, is all set to be elected unopposed as the president of the much-anticipated new Federation after he was the sole candidate left in fray on the final day of filing nominations for the September 11 polls.

The tug of war ahead of the much-delayed elections to form a new Indian Boxing Federation is intensifying with every approaching day and the body entrusted with the job of conducting the polls is now facing allegations of manipulating the election rules.

The long-pending elections to form a new Indian Boxing Federation have run into rough weather yet again with Rakesh Thakran, a contestant for the Secretary General's post, demanding the rejection of his rival Jay Kowli's nomination papers on technical grounds.

Claiming conspiracy in the suspension of Gujarat Amateur Boxing Association, its General Secretary I D Nanavati has written to the International Boxing Association (AIBA) complaining that the move was aimed at stopping him from participating in the upcoming Boxing India elections.

With Indian Boxing Federation`s return to the fold of its international body likely to take time, the Indian Olympic Association is set to constitute a committee to pick the teams for the upcoming Commonwealth and Asian Games.

After staking its claim to form the new Indian Boxing Federation, the faction led by former Secretary General P K Muralidharan Raja has now submitted its vision document to the International Boxing Association, promising to implement AIBA proposals on various issues within six months of taking over.

Baffled by the International Boxing Association`s decision to terminate it, the suspended Indian Boxing Federation`s President Abhishek Matoria today said it cannot make sense of the "unfair" decision and will take up the matter with the IOA now.

The suspended Indian Boxing Federation will not have any representation in the upcoming IOA elections after the IOC and the AIBA instructed that no official from the IBF be allowed to cast a vote in the February 9 polls.

Livid with the continuing deadlock in the Indian Boxing Federation, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) has promised a "final decision" on its suspension very soon but has barred IBF officials from conducting meetings or representing the body at any forum.

In a desperate bid to get its international suspension lifted in the next couple of months, the Indian Boxing Federation is planning to call a Special General Meeting to work out the date for an AGM where the schedule for a fresh election would be finalised.

Livid with the suspended Indian Boxing Federation`s antics, International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Ching Kuo-Wu has said the world body will now work with the IOA to "get to a position where it will be possible to hold new elections" for the IBF.

One year after he took over as the Indian Boxing Federation`s President, which was followed by its international suspension, Abhishek Matoria`s election for the top post has been challenged by the very body he claimed to represent in the controversial polls.

The suspended Indian Boxing Federation on Monday sought to downplay the meeting of its state units here, saying that it was not as well attended as claimed and "nothing conclusive" came out of the gathering.

The wrangling within the Indian Boxing Federation continued with the IBF stating that the world body AIBA had "categorically" instructed vice-president, Brig Muralidharan Raja, to stay away from calling any meeting on his own.

Star boxer M C Mary Kom is very upset with the suspension of the Indian Boxing Federation (IBF) by its parent world body AIBA and is fervently hoping that the issue would be sorted out at the earliest for the benefit of young Indian hopefuls.

Reigning junior world champion Nikhat Zareen (54kg) settled for a silver medal after her winning run was finally halted at the AIBA Women`s Youth World Boxing Championships in Albena, Bulgaria on Sunday.